Beta You're viewing our redesigned school list. Prefer the classic layout?

Newton

At a glance

30^thof 351 Massachusetts districts▲ 4

Better than 91% of Massachusetts districts

Elementary 15 Middle 4 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

100 Walnut Street
Newtonville, MA 02460·(617) 559-6100·All Massachusetts district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 91.5% of districts

Schools

11,632

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedCharles E Brown Middle13^th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools

▲

Biggest riser

Lincoln-Eliot up 102 spots statewide this year

◉

Smallest classes

Williams 8.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

Compare Massachusetts districts →See the top-ranked Massachusetts schools →

Summary:

Newton is a high-performing Massachusetts district with 21 public schools — 15 elementary (K–5), 4 middle (6–8), and 2 high schools (9–12) — serving 11,459 students, and the Newton district ranks 30th of 351 statewide (91st percentile, 5 stars).

Among elementary schools, John Ward has the highest ELA (77.66) and Math (83.16) scores; A E Angier leads in Science (85.07); Mason-Rice is the most balanced high performer (ELA 73.48, Math 76.92, Science 80.95); C C Burr is especially strong in Science (83.33); and Memorial Spaulding has been remarkably stable, ranking 43rd, 45th, and 46th over three years. Those five, plus middle schools Charles E Brown Middle and F A Day Middle, beat the district average in all three core subjects. Charles E Brown leads middle schools in ELA (75.45), Math (79.4), and Science (72.73); Bigelow Middle shows a Science dip at 59.85, and Oak Hill Middle has the lowest middle ELA at 62.88. The high schools split by strength: Newton North High leads in ELA (77.99) and Science (76.89), while Newton South High leads in Math (80.73) and Physics (78.06), with a 98.7% graduation rate and 0.9% dropout rate versus North's 94.8% and 1.9%.

Results vary widely within the district: elementary Math runs from 48.21 at Franklin to 83.16 at John Ward, ELA from 53.01 at Bowen to 77.66, and Science from 55.95 at Cabot to 85.07 — yet every school still exceeds state averages. Per-student spending ($20,084 at Franklin to $23,743 at Charles E Brown) and student-teacher ratios (8.5 at Williams to 11.7 at Mason-Rice) do not track neatly with achievement. Free/reduced lunch data is blank for every school, limiting equity analysis.

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Vaccination Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Physics (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Bigelow Middle	Public	6-8	42 Vernon St	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6800	434	44	9.9	18.7%	220 (50.7%)	21 (4.8%)	76 (17.5%)	71 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.4%)	91.7	43^rd of 478 public middle schools	91.0%		91.8	48^th of 484 public middle schools	90.1%	5				79.6	59.9	68.9		68.9				73.7	63.2	72.0		69.2		59.9		59.9		66.7			$28,044
Charles E Brown Middle	Public	6-8	125 Meadowbrook Rd	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6900	713	68	10.4	8.6%	373 (52.3%)	29 (4.1%)	55 (7.7%)	190 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.9%)	96.3	13^th of 478 public middle schools	97.3%		96.9	8^th of 484 public middle schools	98.3%	5				68.7	76.7	80.6		75.5				75.5	79.2	83.3		79.4		72.7		72.7		71.2			$28,961
F A Day Middle	Public	6-8	21 Minot Place	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9100	860	80	10.8	12.6%	493 (57.3%)	43 (5.0%)	80 (9.3%)	137 (15.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (11.6%)	93.9	30^th of 478 public middle schools	93.7%		93.4	31^st of 484 public middle schools	93.6%	1				72.2	62.0	77.1		70.3				68.4	68.4	80.2		72.2		68.1		68.1		72.4			$26,170
Oak Hill Middle	Public	6-8	130 Wheeler Road	Newton	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9200	649	68	9.5	13.1%	305 (47.0%)	43 (6.6%)	79 (12.2%)	173 (26.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.2%)	90.6	51^st of 478 public middle schools	89.3%		92.2	44^th of 484 public middle schools	90.9%	7				58.5	67.2	63.2		62.9				62.3	72.0	72.9		69.1		67.9		67.9		67.9			$27,009
A E Angier	Public	K-5	1697 Beacon Street	Waban	02468	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9300	383	38	10.0	7.8%	232 (60.6%)	14 (3.7%)	19 (5.0%)	72 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.5%)	94	33^rd of 899 public elementary schools	96.3%		95.7	14^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.5%	19	64.8	60.3	76.5					67.4	72.2	76.1	86.8					78.8	85.1			85.1			100%	0%	$26,909
Bowen	Public	K-5	280 Cypress Street	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9330	325	33	10.0	16.0%	141 (43.4%)	10 (3.1%)	41 (12.6%)	100 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.2%)	80.6	164^th of 899 public elementary schools	81.8%		82.6	150^th of 906 public elementary schools	83.4%	14	53.7	54.0	51.6					53.0	74.1	68.6	54.8					65.3	61.7			61.7			96%	2%	$27,147
C C Burr	Public	K-5	171 Pine Street	Auburndale	02466	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9360	350	31	11.1	14.9%	169 (48.3%)	16 (4.6%)	49 (14.0%)	82 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	93	41^st of 899 public elementary schools	95.4%		93.6	42^nd of 906 public elementary schools	95.4%	1	63.8	66.1	67.9					65.9	69.0	78.6	77.8					75.0	83.3			83.3					$25,197
Cabot	Public	K-5	229 Cabot Street	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9400	414	38	11.0	12.8%	200 (48.3%)	18 (4.3%)	63 (15.2%)	76 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.5%)	79.5	173^rd of 899 public elementary schools	80.8%		75.9	225^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.2%	52	60.3	64.2	50.6					57.4	51.5	73.1	61.9					61.3	56.0			56.0			100%	0%	$26,842
Countryside	Public	K-5	191 Dedham Street	Newton Highlands	02461	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9450	369	38	9.7	10.6%	180 (48.8%)	23 (6.2%)	35 (9.5%)	92 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.6%)	88.4	97^th of 899 public elementary schools	89.2%		84	137^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.9%	40	55.7	64.3	76.2					65.5	65.6	68.1	69.8					67.9	66.7			66.7			98%	2%	$29,140
Franklin	Public	K-5	125 Derby Street	West Newton	02465	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9500	320	32	9.8	13.8%	190 (59.4%)	12 (3.8%)	41 (12.8%)	48 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	71	256^th of 899 public elementary schools	71.5%		74.9	230^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.6%	26	42.5	51.9	61.6					53.9	42.5	50.0	50.0					48.2	62.2			62.2			100%	0%	$26,393
Horace Mann	Public	K-5	191 Pearl Street	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9510	351	33	10.5	15.4%	187 (53.3%)	18 (5.1%)	39 (11.1%)	64 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.0%)	79.3	178^th of 899 public elementary schools	80.2%		78.1	203^rd of 906 public elementary schools	77.6%	25	58.5	50.9	58.5					55.9	69.2	57.6	52.3					59.1	60.0			60.0			100%	0%	$25,534
John Ward	Public	K-5	10 Dolphin Rd	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6450	186	21	8.8	4.3%	114 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	35 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.9%)	95.9	15^th of 899 public elementary schools	98.3%		95.2	22^nd of 906 public elementary schools	97.6%	7	77.3	81.8	74.4					77.7	86.4	87.9	77.5					83.2	67.5			67.5			95%	5%	$28,892
Lincoln-Eliot	Public	K-5	150 Jackson Street	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9540	336	36	9.3	30.1%	129 (38.4%)	24 (7.1%)	71 (21.1%)	74 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.3%)	79.7	172^nd of 899 public elementary schools	80.9%		70.8	274^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.8%	102	60.3	42.6	55.2					53.3	64.1	59.3	65.7					63.2	61.2			61.2			96%	4%	$28,893
Mason-Rice	Public	K-5	149 Pleasant Street	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9570	321	27	11.7	3.1%	195 (60.7%)	5 (1.6%)	20 (6.2%)	64 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.9%)	94.3	28^th of 899 public elementary schools	96.9%		95.7	15^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.3%	13	82.3	55.4	81.0					73.5	79.4	67.9	82.5					76.9	81.0			81.0			100%	0%	$26,122
Memorial Spaulding	Public	K-5	250 Brookline Street	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9600	342	35	9.9	11.1%	175 (51.2%)	14 (4.1%)	29 (8.5%)	96 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	92.4	46^th of 899 public elementary schools	94.9%		92.6	45^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.0%	1	66.0	77.9	64.8					70.7	79.3	71.1	67.3					72.3	69.1			69.1			98%	0%	$26,868
Newton North High	Public	9-12	457 Walnut Street	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6200	2,096	194	10.7	15.8%	1,199 (57.2%)	104 (5.0%)	249 (11.9%)	366 (17.5%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	155 (7.4%)	94.6	22^nd of 353 public high schools	93.8%		93.1	26^th of 349 public high schools	92.6%	4							78.0								76.2				76.9		76.5				$26,481
Newton South High	Public	9-12	140 Brandeis Road	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6700	1,898	163	11.6	11.6%	1,050 (55.3%)	72 (3.8%)	170 (9.0%)	476 (25.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (6.1%)	94.5	23^rd of 353 public high schools	93.5%		95.3	12^th of 349 public high schools	96.6%	11							73.4								80.7				75.8		78.1				$26,180
Peirce	Public	K-5	170 Temple Street	West Newton	02465	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9630	249	21	11.7	12.4%	140 (56.2%)	10 (4.0%)	31 (12.4%)	44 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)	84.6	130^th of 899 public elementary schools	85.5%		89.3	79^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.3%	51	57.9	58.3	64.9					60.4	65.8	66.7	54.1					62.2	67.6			67.6			97%	0%	$27,559
Underwood	Public	K-5	101 Vernon Street	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9660	253	23	11.1	26.5%	113 (44.7%)	15 (5.9%)	41 (16.2%)	54 (21.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.1%)	83.6	140^th of 899 public elementary schools	84.4%		84.5	131^st of 906 public elementary schools	85.5%	9	59.0	63.2	59.1					60.3	64.1	65.8	52.3					60.3	65.9			65.9			100%	0%	$25,732
Williams	Public	K-5	141 Grove Street	Auburndale	02466	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6480	211	25	8.5	13.7%	98 (46.4%)	6 (2.8%)	19 (9.0%)	75 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	81.9	154^th of 899 public elementary schools	82.9%		84.8	128^th of 906 public elementary schools	85.9%	26	55.9	62.9	52.9					57.3	55.9	82.9	58.8					66.0	58.8			58.8					$32,183
Zervas	Public	K-5	30 Beethoven Avenue	Waban	02468	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-6750	399	35	11.3	13.5%	178 (44.6%)	32 (8.0%)	43 (10.8%)	94 (23.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (12.3%)	83.1	143^rd of 899 public elementary schools	84.1%		79.7	186^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.5%	43	70.9	55.4	55.2					59.9	64.8	62.2	56.1					61.1	61.4			61.4			92%	8%	$28,767
Newton Early Childhood Program	Public	PK	687 Watertown Street	Newton	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6050	173	17	10.0	23.1%	68 (39.3%)	13 (7.5%)	22 (12.7%)	41 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (16.8%)								(n/a)																									$42,489

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Boston	1.03 mi	108	299^th
Watertown	1.23 mi	5	110^th
Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School (District)	1.82 mi	1	343^rd
Cambridge	2.24 mi	16	71^st
Belmont	2.28 mi	7

See the top MA Massachusetts districts

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.